ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1

WHAT DO WE DO IN ENGL 101?

IN 101 YOU WILL

• Critically Read
• Write as a Process
• Analyze
• Argue
• Research

HOW MUCH WORK?

FIVE CORE TASKS

• Process Work (40%)
• Project 1 Narrative (10%)
• Project 2 Analysis (15%)
• Project 3 Research-Based Argument (20%)
• Portfolio Essay & Revisions (15%)

DEVELOP AS WRITER-THINKERS

WRITING IS ...

TO WRITE, YOU MUST

TO DO WELL

• Show up!
• Speak up!
• Keep up!
• Think up!
• Revise, revise, revise!

DON'T DIE

HOW TO DIE

• Be absent
• Check out
• Work late
• Lowball thinking
• Shortchange revising
• Cheat

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"What Is Academic Writing"
"Writing Spaces"

https://wac.colostate.edu/docs/books/writingspaces1/irvin--what-is-academic...

Read pages 1-9

• What three myths are you tempted to believe? Why do you believe them? How do they affect your writing? Tell a brief story about your writing for each myth.